We're putting Pirates of the Caribbean Online through its paces in our latest official review.

In Pirates of the Caribbean Online, players become pirates sailing the Caribbean in the time period of the movies. Many of the characters of the movies exist within the game, complete with likenesses of the actors, and serve as quest givers to provide direction during your looting and pillaging. Fans of the movies will find that characters, places and ships from the movies are abundant and help bring the game to life, but there is fun to be had for players new to the series as well. While possessing a number of flaws, Pirates of the Caribbean Online still serves as an entertaining way for pirate fans, especially younger fans, to get their daily dose of plundering.

Read more of Justin Asselstine's Pirates of the Caribbean Online: Official Review.

Dated graphics and animations

Really? Thats what happens when you review a 5 year old game :|

Never tried this one.. like the sound of the ship combat where you team up with other players to man the ship.. kinda like Darkfalls ship combat i guess.

Still think its a bit old to check out now...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean_Online

...and was officially launched on October 31, 2007.

Review should start at 88mph!

The game was most likely produced in record time to capitalise on the popularity of the movies. Thinly disguised monetization of an IP.

Why review this NOW ? It's ancient history, lol

Or can we look forward to more reviews of "blasts from the past" ? :D

It is ancient history, but also in ancient history games had a shelf life that is different from an MMORPG. That is, as long as a game continues to survive with significant people still playing it and drawing new players, then reviewing it, and even re-reviewing a game after significant changes is justifiable.

Check out my review of Super Mario Brothers!

Believe it or not, this actually one of the most *fun* games I have played. Mainly because both the ship and ground combat are both very fun, and there are some really great mini-games. The problem is, as you stated, the free option is very limited in comparison with modern F2P hybrid games and I dont like it enough to actually sub. If they adopted the same kind of content model as games like STO and Champs, where you could play all of the missionf or free but there were a lot of items in the game store you would want, I'd still be playing now.

Did I miss something?  Why review a five year old game?  That ship has sailed.

Originally posted by Whiskey_Sam

Did I miss something?  Why review a five year old game?  That ship has sailed.

 

This pun amused me more than the review did... well done. :)

Actually the idea of a blast to the past is precisely why I chose to review PotCO. My account was reactivated on a whim and the number of people I saw playing reminded me that there are a lot of mmos that have survived the test of time and still exist. I figured I would review some of the mmos that have never gotten a mmorpg.com review and let people know if they are worth playing now, when compared to other mmos on the market. Just remember, old doesn't mean bad. Although sometimes it does.

This game is enough sheer fun that I would absolutely play it, if it weren't for the lag ALL THE TIME.  I've tried it on three diffferent computers - all of them quite high end with a strong connection.  The same thing every time. It's completely ridiculous.

Hm. I'd try this if was anything close to the old Pirates of the Carribean PC game. That game was absolutely gorgeous and seemed ahead of its time graphically. Tons of fun too

When I rate a game I try to judge it on its own merits, not compared to modern mmos. A 6.6 represents what I felt the game deserved regardless of time period. I tried to get across in the review the idea that PotCO is a game that's fun, but limited from a techncal view. This was true both in 2007 and is still true in 2012.